Category: gear reviews

When running these long endurance races (marathon’s and longer), you really need to consume calories as you run, it’s a necessary evil. Maybe some people don’t see it as an evil, but in general, I really don’t enjoy most of the fuels that are out there. I’m not a sugar person, and in general they are sickly sweet and I usually tire of them long before the race is done. I wanted to summarize what I’ve tried over the years, and what I’ve settled on, and why. Continue reading “What fuels me…”→

This one is a long time in coming, I’ve been a total slacker blogger lately, and as usual, my “excuse” is running, and family, so no apologies here! Our family vacation in February was a trip to Phoenix for 10 days. To say that I was excited to have a week and a half of warm desert running and family time is a bit of an understatement! Continue reading “Elephant Mountain Race Report (and Phoenix Vacay)”→

Alright, it’s been a VERY long time since I’ve blogged. I’ve been BUSY, with many things, including running. Since my races in early July, I’ve started into my fall marathon schedule, Lori and I are both using the Pfitz 12-55 plan. If you’re not familiar with Pfitzinger, I highly recommend checking out his book, Advanced Marathoning. It has a TON of awesome information in it, and some very challenging plans. Continue reading “An Update and a Review!”→

I’ve just finished running what have been my biggest mileage weeks ever. I’ve averaged over 73 km’s (45 miles) a week over the last 5 weeks. I know there are lots of people who marathon train who run a lot more than that, but there are also who run less. I’m especially happy because this is the first time I’ve come through a marathon training cycle without a single niggle, injury, concern, etc (KNOCK ON WOOD!!) Continue reading “What I’ve learned so far the Recovery Nutrition edition…”→

I’ve eluded to this contest in a few past posts, but I think with June approaching quickly, I’d like to officially start it! As I’ve posted about a million times, my major running goal this spring is the Calgary Marathon… Well I’m also doing a 10 km “race” 6 days after the marathon. I know that sounds crazy, and I can assure you that there won’t be any PR’s or PB’s coming out of this race, but it’s a good cause, and one I try to do every year, so once again I’m running it this year. It is the Calgary Underwear Affair! Continue reading “Donate to the Underwear Affair AND enter a Giveaway!!”→

So every year I do one race that involves raising money. This is something that always feels a bit awkward, I don’t like pestering people for their hard earned money. But I still do it, every year. Why? Because it’s a GREAT cause, and it is absolutely worth my feeling a bit uncomfortable while supporting it. Plus, it’s such a FUN race, that I love doing it!! It is called The Underwear Affair, and it raises money for finding a cure for cancer’s below the waist. Everyone dresses up in some of the best costumes ever (their underwear) and they go walk or run 5 or 10 km’s. If you are local to Calgary, you really should check out this race! Continue reading “My Favorite Things, and a chance to share them!”→

Wednesday night Lori and I got to hang out at Eau Claire helping out with the route reveal for the Calgary Marathon. We were handing out free toques and gloves to anyone who had already registered for any of the races. It was super fun to get to meet and see all sorts of people who were running races. Some were racing the 50k Ultra, while others were signing up for their very first race. Some had time goals such as completing the half in under 2 hours, other’s just wanted to finish with a smile on their face. It was pretty cool to see the gamut of people who run, all different sizes, ages, and types of people. Continue reading “Knuckle lights review”→